The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-05
goods II few days ago. This is regarded as
YerY fair bnsiuess nt this season.

goods IA few days ago. This is regarded as
| very fair business ut this season.
The infant child Of Mayor r. N. Jenkins,
! of Seville, was left for q short time with
another child. years old The latter got
bold of bottle Of paregoric and poured
| quite quantity in the baby's mouth, which
! it swallowed and death resulted in short
! time.
! Capt J. y. Jones, of Gainesville, has a
| toothsof some animal, possibly whale. 1t
/ is nearly seven inches long and weighs one
| pound and half, and is solid ivory. 1t
was found by John Hall between Rowell
! and Crosby lakes. The Captain is gong to
lay it away for the sub-tropical exposition.
At Longwood Sunday morning, while
| fighting fire at F. VI. Rand's grove and resi-
dence, j. n. Park was struck by a falling
tree and rendered unconscious for short
while. He was removed to the residence of
Z. E. Peters 1t was thought first that he
was seriously injured, but after examina-
ton it was found that this was a mistake.
Last Friday Capt. Charles A Sheldon, of
Gainesville, received by express from Madi-
son, Fla, one of a pair of Colts revolvers
that he carried every day for two years
the war gentleman in Madison county got
possession of the weapon, and has since,
until now, refused to return it to Capt
Sheldon, 1t is a rusty "old timer" but it
will long be kept by the Captain as relic
of days past and gone.
Ii is understood that Judge Foster will be
relieved in day OF two, and large delega-
ton from Orlando arrived at Tallahassee
Tuesday with Dir. Hammond, candidate for
Judge of the Seventh Circuit, and his inter
ests are being zealously guarded Mr..
Broome, of Volusia, also Il candidate, has
been at Tallahassee for some time, and the
claims of both men are being presented TO
the Governor. Mr.. Beggs has withdrawn
favor of Mr.. Hammond.
About o'clock Sunday morning the law
Office Of c. NJ DuPree at Anthony was dis
covered TO be on fire. An entrance to the
Office was forced and the flames, which were
making good headway, was soon extin-
guished. The only damage was the burn
ing of a 15-inch square hole in the floor and
the consuming of a wooden spitttoon into
which cigar stump or match was thrown
the previous evening. But for the timely
discovery the entire building, with the three
adjacent buildings, including the post Office,
would have soon been reduced to heap of
ashes.
On Friday last Mrs J. c.. Newcastle,
whose husband was shot near Fort Meade
on JAN ., last, was, on the affidavit of Dr.
{. T.. Newcastle, brother of the deceased,
placed under arrest and held for prelimi-
nary trial for the murder of her husband.
Her case was called up on Saturday before
justices FORMER and Durrance, but, to en-
able the prosecution to obtain additional evil
dencs, il w4s adjourned until Tuesday. The
case occupied the whole day and resulted in
the defendant being held under $500 bond,
as an accessory before the fact, for her APP
pearance before the next session of the grand
jury, which meets. on May 16 next. Bail
was at once obtained and the defendant re-
leased.
There entered the port of Pensacola during
the month Of April Al vessels, having an ag-
gregate tonnage of 2S, 721 cleared during the
same period were IS vessels, the combined
tonnage of which was 40,904 The
shipments for the month to foreign
ports We're ia, ia cubic feet of hewn timber,
IL, 1876, 900 superficial feet of sawn timber,
. 49, cubic feet of cedar, and 1898, 900 SUI
perficial feet of lumber, valued at S267, sos.
The shipments coastwise were 4,212000 SUI
perficial feet of lumber, valued at $50, 600
The value Of the shipments to foreign ports
for April, 1886, was 1858, Ill, showing gain
in April, 1887, of 1897. The shipments for
last month, reduced to superficial feet, were
2S,5l1 ,924, the total valuation being 1917 SOS.
OF the Al vessels entered, 80 were from for
elgn ports, their aggregate tonnage being
$3.50 Their crews numbered 463 men. OF
the SO vessels cleared, AS were for foreign
ports, their tonnage aggregating 36,369.
Monday night and Tuesday morning
! United States Deputy Marshal John B.
| Griffin, of the Northern district of Florida
I delivered TO United States Deputy Marshals
| r. H. Somerville and w. D. Westcott,
| of the Middle and Southern districts of Ala
bama, the following named, charged with
''corruptly entering into a conspiracy and
| combination with intent to defrand the gov
eminent of the United States" Levi Bailey,
Isaac Parker, Andrew Sloan, Prince Perdue,
| Anderson Castlebury, Frank Adams,
Pompey Ludley, William Robinson,
Aaron Haines, Nose Taylor, George Lyons,
| Alexf>lder Hall, all colorea, and Willie
Grant, +. n. Ruse and j. b. Vaughan,
similarly charged, gave bond for their APP
pearance when wanted, and the others men
toned We're taken to Montgomery. The de-
livery of the prisoners took place on the
| State lines near Flomaton. r. s. Campbell
| accompanied them for the purpose of appear
| ing in their defense. The otfense of the par
ties was the homesteading of certain lands
in Alabama some years ago, in which action
| the homesteaders failed to comply with all
the requirements Of the law In that con-
] nection